Grand National Teams: Flight C
2016-02-13 05:00, 2016-02-14 05:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
East Bay Community Bridge Center, Oakland¬†CA

Unit Game (Pairs) Includes Limited MP Section lunch @ 11:30am
2016-02-13 12:00

Grand National Teams: Open
2016-02-14 05:00, 2016-02-27 05:00, 2016-02-28 05:00
East Bay Community Bridge Center, Oakland CA Info

Fresno Winter Sectional
2016-02-14 05:00
Fresno Bridge Center, Fresno¬†CA

Lecture Series Frank Smoot: Defense
2016-02-16 09:30
Slippery Defense Holdings: Mid-hand Decisions

Silicon Valley Youth Bridge Board of Directors
2016-02-16 19:30, 2016-03-22 19:30

San Mateo Spring Forward Sectional
2016-02-20 05:00, 2016-02-21 05:00
Location to be announced

Polish Your Basics
2016-02-23 09:15 - 11:15 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Kathy Harper
(650) 207-1816
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Review and refine your bidding in this class for second year students or players who have been away from the game. Expand your understanding of the new style of bidding as we explore auctions that are not discussed in many bridge courses. Written by Pat Harrington
This Basic-Intermediate Bridge Class builds upon our Beginning Bridge Classes and prepares our students for our Intermediate Classes.
Notes will be emailed for all classes. No make-up classes are offered for missed classes.
Our course instructor is ABTA Master Teacher Kathy Harper. Kathy and our wonderful volunteers give students individual attention which helps our students learn in a fun environment.
Please contact Kathy Harper at (650) 207-1816 email for additional information.

PLAY & LEARN Polish Your Basics
Dates

Categorize Your Strength! How declarer uses discards. Quick losers.
September 15

Which Suit do I bid first? Bidding distributional hands.
September 29

Bidding balanced Hands. Stayman.
October 13

When you don’t have game, stop at a reasonable LOW spot.
October 27

The single raise and help suit game tries.
November 10

Major suit limit raises-Why four-card support?
November 24

“Newplicate”, the “Weak Freak” and how to show a strong major raise.
December 8

How to avoid rebidding a five-card suit. Reverses.
December 15

Responder’s only forcing bid.
January 12, 2016

When a New Suit by Responder is NOT forcing.
January 26

Notrump and stoppers.
February 9

Two over one responses – some rules change. Chicago Scoring
February 23

Grand National Teams: Flight B
2016-02-27 05:00, 2016-02-28 05:00

Silicon Valley Unit 507 Limited Sectional
2016-02-27 05:00, 2016-02-28 05:00
San Jose Bridge Center, Campbell CA Info

Lecture Series S. Johnson 2nd Hand High
2016-03-01 09:30

Lecture Series TBD
2016-03-02 09:30

Grand National Teams: Flight A
2016-03-05 05:00, 2016-03-06 05:00
Info

BER (Almost) Spring Sectional
2016-03-05 05:00, 2016-03-06 05:00
Community Center, El Cerrito¬†CA

Silicon Valley Youth Bridge (Pairs) Parent-Child Duplicate
2016-03-05 13:00

Silicon Valley Youth Bridge Pizza and Bridge
2016-03-06 12:30

Board of Directors Board Meeting
2016-03-07 15:30

Conventions You Need to Play
2016-03-08 09:15 - 11:15, 2016-03-22 09:15 - 11:15 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Kathy Harper
(650) 207-1816
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Useful conventions for basic intermediates including Jacoby and Texas transfers, Stayman and Garbage Stayman, and minor suit bidding when partner opens one notrump.
This Basic-Intermediate Bridge Class builds upon our Beginning Bridge Classes and prepares our students for our Intermediate Classes.
Notes will be emailed for all classes. No make-up classes are offered for missed classes.
Our course instructor is ABTA Master Teacher Kathy Harper. Kathy and our wonderful volunteers give students individual attention which helps our students learn in a fun environment.
Please contact Kathy Harper at (650) 207-1816 email for additional information.

Conventions You Need to Play
Dates

Overcalls
March 8

Takeout Doubles
March 22

Blackwood and Gerber
April 5

Stayman and Garbage Stayman
April 19

Jacoby Transfers
May 3

Minors Suit Bidding When Partner Opens One Notrump
May 17

Preempts Extended
May 31

Help Suit Game Tries
,June 7

Jacoby 2 Notrump
June 14

Control Showing Cue Bids
June 21

Lecture Series Frank Smoot: 1NT Forcing
2016-03-15 09:30

Club Championship (Pairs) Includes Limited MP Section
2016-03-21 11:30
